The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-03-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

day next.
What Geology teaches. Coburn Hal
Saturday night.
The Supreme Judicial Court sets Of
Tuesday next.
White < Wildes have some very prctt,
spring dress goods.
Mr.. E. c. Bailey Of Winthrop. pas>eJ
the Sabbath in town.
-Four runaways is the record of tn,
past week, up to date
The greater part of the employees OF
the shoe factory are working ON hall
time.
load of hay made sad the heart Of the
driver, by capsizing upon Water St.
yesterday noon.
Miss X. Maud Russell has returned
from her home in Belfast, and is to as
sist 5. d. Arnold during the spring trade
Those standard" Sewing Machines at
Smiths Music Store are models of perfcc-
ton aud are selling rapidly Do not fail
to see them.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Newhall Of Fairfield,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips Of Somerset
were in attendance at the Opera Monday
evening.
j. NJ. Freeman of Dccring who has
been employed at the telegraph Office for
several weeks left for his home SATURDAY.
morning
Miss Belle Allen of the High School,
will pass the brief vacation before the
1 commencement of the spring term at her
( home in Richmond.
The Star Theatre Co who are to ap-
pear at Coburn Hall next week have won
golden lanrels in every place they have
visited through our state.
The light fall of snow on Sunday las t.,
was distributed about in such manner,
that our suburban friends were again
obliged to resort to shovels to make the
roads pasSabe.
Wentworth varney writes the REPORT
Err that he would like to have all the to-
bacco chewers and smokers read for
their benefit the November page of this
years Farmers Almanac.
We are Informed that the prospect of
the erection of another wooden mill at
Madison Bridge is bright. 1t will require
800 600 and one half that sum is guaran-
tced contingent upon raising the balance.
Charles d. Sayward of this village has
one of the finest collections of American
and foreign money in the state, the coins
are especially rare and antique. 1t would
well pay one interested in such collections
to examine them.
Mrs. Eta Scyeno has assumed the
management of the telegraph Office here
and Miss Lena Cook who has been com
positor in this Office for years past sue
ccedS Mrs. Sevcno in charge of tie CEN
trail telephone Office
Mr.. w. W. Brown of Harmony informs
us that he has not been engaged to sing
in the Congregational church in this viii
lage, he has only agreed with Mr. Suck
ling to sing for him in the choir of that
Z church when Mr.. S. is away
\ The abatement of taxes in Skowhcgan
amounted to an unusually large sum
Z the past year, largely owing to the
labor trouble at the shoe factory and its
suspension for several months causing
many who were on the list for poll tax,
to leave town.
81 We have made arrangements to get re-
turns from the annual meetings of all
towns in the county, having forwarded
blanks to all town clerks for that pur
pose and they will appear in the Report
Err on the first issue after received. Town
clerks will confer a favor by making re-
turns promptly.
Among the Somerset men at Augusta
last week, were b. S. Collins ESD, of
North Arson and Mr.. X. c, Gray, of
Madison. Mr.. Gray is interested in the
organization of Building and Loan As
sociatiOn in Madison similar to that in OPP
Grafton in Skowhegan, Richmond, Gardi-
ner, Bangor and other places.
The No. Arson polo club visited Skow
Nt8dll lOI lUt SttbItl lllllt bl Nhlhl'ldN
evening last and in Il contest with our
boys rather redeemed themselves for
their former defeat, winning in n game
of A. minutes duration. The Skowhe-
gans got the first goal aud the visitors
captured the next three in Il handsome
manner About two hundred witnessed
the game and enjoyed the skat NJ before
1t, with music by Norridgewock band,
B.PJ. Weston of Madison aud 1870
others represent that public convenience
and necessity do not require the building
of the road located by the County Com
missioners on petition of Geo Wentworth
ct ais, commencing near Asa BlackwelI's
in Madison, thence running south easter
" and coming into the Skowhcgan and
E North Arson road near +. b. Stetson'S
< residence and ask for its discontinnancc.
n A hearing will be given by the Commits
sioners at Mr.. Stetson's May 3D. at 10
q O'Clock a. NJ.
# DO not fail to attend the course of four
popular lectures in Coburn Hall under the
"a auspices of the Uniyersalist Society. The
speakers are Prof j. y. MacLean of Houl-
M ton, Me, March II and u; Rev. &. w.
Bicknell, Mar. 3lst Rev. c. \, Hayden
April 18th. Subject Friday evening, this
week, "The Mound Builders, or The Lost
race of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys
Subject Saturday evening, The Wonders
of Geology. Both lectures are finely il
Illustrated by powerful stcrioptlcon,
with views taken from scenes which Prof.
MacLean has personally visited. Relics
and specimens will be exhibited. Tickets
N 35cts and 25cts. Course tickets $l.00.
81 For sale at Bixby K Bucks. Doors open
sA at 7, lecture at 7.45.
M Coburn Hail. although yet lacking a
81 few finishing touches by the painters etc,
81 was re-oDenpd in a Grand manner on